Tuesday, 8 December 2009The ubiquitous coin toss is not so random after all, and can easily be manipulated to turn up heads, or tails, a Canadian study has found.Subjects: mathematics, weird-and-wonderfulLocations: canada

Thursday, 23 July 2009 33
commentsOpinion Winning a game show is just up to chance, right? Not according to Simon Singh, who says maths can sometimes improve our odds of walking away with the big prize.Subjects: gambling, mathematics, psychology, opinion

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